Direction-indicating device for vehicles.



E; H. HEBERN.

DIRECTION INDICATING DEVICE BOB VEHICLES.

i APPucAnoN man MARUG. 1945. 1,192,780.-

' INVENTOR,"

l f 'A y V l` ATTORNEY' Patented July 1916;

HEBERN, OF OAKLAND, `SALITSORNIA.

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speciaatibn of Leners'iraient.` Patented 4July 19161;.

lApplication filed March 16, 1915.` Serial No `14, 7'63.

T 0 7 1 ywhom z'fmag/ concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. HEBBEN, alcitizenv of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements vin Direction-Indicating Devices for Vehicles, o't which the folv'lowing is a specication.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, economical and effective 'device for enabling the driver ot a vehicle to indicate the direction in which he intends to direct the vehicle.

I have herein shownI the invention as applied to a motor car, but it can be used for other vehicles.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a broken front view of a motor car to which my improved device is applied; Fig'. 2 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the device; .F ig. 3 is a side view of'the same partly in section.

Referring to the drawing, l indicates the dashboardof a motor car, to each edge ot which is secured by screws Q a bracket 8, having a 'lower horizontally and outwardly extending arm 4, the enlarged outer end ot which extends upwardly, as shownl at G.

Said end G has a socket to receive a pivot 'T extending from a head 8, said pivot being secured in saidv socket b v a set screw. 9 screwed lthrough said end. end and head is pivoted on said pin a block 11, integral with which is an arm 1Q, having at one end, the upper one in its normal. position, an arrow head 13. the -other end being enlarged and apertured and formed with a flange 14, around said aperture. in vwhich is y vreceived a red lens 16 held in place b v a wire 17. To the back of said arm below its pivot is secured a stud 1S, around which eX- tends one end of a wire Q1, connected at the other end to one end ot'a coiled spring '22, the other end of which is connected to one end of a turn-buckle. 23the other end of which is pivotally connected to the lower end of an arni i4, the upper end of which is secured to a shaft Q6. rotatable in a sleeve 27, adjustably secured by a set screw Qcjn a bearing 99 carried on the upper end otwan outward .extension of one of said brackets 3. To the rear end of said shaft is secured va handle 31. and to "said shaft adjacent to said sleeve is secured. as shown at 32. -alatch holder 33, carrying a spring latch 3l. the point-of whichis adaptedto enter-any one .neath the' pivot 4 swings, but to the inner side thereof, the lens Between said o-three recesses 36 in the rear. `surface of an upward extension 3i ot said sleeve. To each v' bracketis also secured by means of screws a lamp frame 3S havingacolorless lens. The center of the lens 16 is not directly heon which the arm 12 being prevented from moving to a position in which its'center 1s directly 'below saidI axis by a pin all extending rearwardly troni said block ll on the inner side ot' said pivot abutting against a flat surface Jflof a block 48 adjustably secured on said pivot. It results from this arrangement that the arm normally hangs in a positionl in which center of the lens is on the inner side ot' the direct vertical linel through the pivotal axis of the arm,` in which position said arm directed vertically.

The following isthe inode otoperation of my improved indicating dev'ice It' the not intend to change his course. both arrows are directed verticali)v upward. and no light. shows through they lred lenses l@ and therefore they areinvisihle at night` 'the white lamps only being seen. But it-the driver intends to turn. ytor instance to the lett. he

moves the handle 43 to the lett. which thereby causes the arrow on the let't side to he direptedtoward the lett. and 'the lens 1G then assumes a position in trout ot the lett-hand lamp 3S. so thata red light is shown on the 1 which direction they are pointing. In` order toovercome this ditiiculty the arrow heads are nickel-plated and they are caused to v1- hratc, when in a horizontal position, by the `driver is traveling straight ahead and docs oscillation ot the lenses 1 6 due to the motion ot the car. and to the 'tact that they are held in thehorizontal position. hvv means comprising a resilient menilier. namely. the i.

coiled spring Q2. It results trom this oscillatory movement that-'the arrow head is very plainly visible in the sun light. In the -vertical position ot the arrow head;l howeveizitdoes not oseillate on account ot' the,v

pin '-Ll resting against the surface. tQ.

I claim Y l In a direction indicating device7 brackets exteiiding outwrdlylfrom the sides' of por.

j tion ofthe vehicle, arms rotatably secured on thel outer ends of said brackets andhziing rearwardly extendingy pins, .blocks between said arms and brackets having surfaces' adaptedto'engnge said pins and limit the `swinging movement of' the arms, sa'id,

arms'being formed at one end into arrow heads, and at the 'other ed into lens holders,

colored' llenses held by said'hold'era' ori the inner side of they vertical lines throughthe I pivots, 'abearirig carried by one,of`sid brackets, .a sleeve Within said bearing, 'si shaft 'within (said. sleeve, an larm extending from one end of said shaft, resilient'-tying devices, adjustable as 'to length, connectingr the, Outer end of said arm with the 4 firstnamed arms 'below the pivots' ofthe latter, an extension from said sleeve having recesses in its rear' surface, a latch holder carried by said shaft, a spring-'actuated latch carried by sidholder and, ada'pted to enter any one 'of Witnesses. .l 4 y EDWARD-ll. HEEREN. Witnessesz' f FRANCIS M. llVmsH'r, D, BVRIc/HARDS, 

